Islam in European Thought

Islam in European Thought

Author: Albert Hourani

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-07-31

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780521421201

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Louis Massignon, H.A.R. Gibb, Marshall Hodgsons and T.E. Lawrence are discussed in a collection of essays that focuses on the relationship between European and Islamic thought and culture from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century.


Proceedings

Proceedings

Author: Giorgio Levi Della Vida Biennial Conference

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13:

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Japonius Tyrannus

Japonius Tyrannus

Author: Jeroen P. Lamers

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-09-20

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9004289259

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) is one of the best-known figures in Japanese history. However, no standard biography existed on this warlord who was the prime mover behind Japan's military and political unification in the late 16th century. Japonius Tyrannus fills the gap in our knowledge about Nobunaga, and the chronological narrative providesa thorough analysis of his political and military career.


The Muslim Reception of European Orientalism

The Muslim Reception of European Orientalism

Author: Susannah Heschel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-07

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1315313758

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Edward Said’s Orientalism, now more than fifty years old, has to be one of the most frequently cited books among academics in a wide range of disciplines, and the most frequently assigned book to undergraduates at colleges. Among the common questions raised in response to Said’s book: Did scholars in Western Europe provide crucial support to the imperialist, colonialist activities of European regimes? Are their writings on Islam laden with denigrating, eroticized, distorting biases that have left an indelible impact on Western society? What is the "Orientalism" invented by Europe and what is its impact today? However, one question has been less raised (or less has been done about the question): How were the Orientalist writings of European scholars of Islam received among their Muslim contemporaries? An international team of contributors rectify this oversight in this volume.


Contributions to Zagrology

Contributions to Zagrology

Author: Gennady Kurin

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-04-25

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9004511962

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This volume is an annotated correspondence, of nearly forty years, between two prominent Orientalists. The letters cover a range of topics related to the Zagros Mountains, its peoples, their history, culture, and languages. They also offer a glimpse into the personal lives and careers of the two scholars, give valuable insights on the development of the field of Kurdish Studies, and to an extent outline the contours of what the two referred to as Zagrology.


Shinto in History

Shinto in History

Author: John Breen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1136826971

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This is the only book to date offering a critical overview of Shinto from early times to the modern era, and evaluating Shinto's place in Japanese religious culture. In recent years, a few books on medieval Shinto have appeared, but none has attempted to depict the broader picture, to examine critically Shinto's origins and its subsequent development through the medieval, pre-modern and modern periods. The essays in this book address such key topics as Shinto and Daoism in early Japan, Shinto and the natural environment, Shinto and state ritual in early Japan, Shinto and Buddhism in medieval Japan, and Shinto and the state in the modern period. All of the essays highlight the dynamic nature of Shinto and shrine history by focusing on the three-way relationship, often fraught, between local shrine cults, Shinto agendas and Buddhism.